"They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble."
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Verse Isaiah 46:7. _THEY BEAR HIM UPON THE SHOULDER - AND SET HIM IN
HIS_ _PLACE_] This is the way in which the Hindoos carry their gods;
and indeed so exact a picture is this of the _idolatrous proce...
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THEY BEAR HIM UPON THE SHOULDER - They carry the idol which they have
made on their shoulder to the temple, or place where it is to be
fixed. This circumstance, with the others, is doubtless introduce...
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CHAPTER 46
1. _Babylon Is to Fall The Babylonian idols carried by the beasts
(Isaiah 46:1)_ 2. _How Jehovah carries His people (Isaiah 46:3)_ 3.
_The divine reproach (Isaiah 46:5)_ 4. _A ravenous bird...
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THE HELPLESS PLIGHT OF BABYLON'S GODS CONTRASTED WITH THE SAVING MIGHT
OF YAHWEH.
Isaiah 46:1 f. In vision the prophet sees the images of Babylon's gods
(two of the most prominent are named), taken f...
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TO WHOM WILL YE LIKEN ME— We have in these verses the conviction
itself, exhibiting the vanity of idolatry. The argument is similar to
that in chap. Isaiah 40:18, &c. and Isaiah 44:12, &c. except that...
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3. SOVEREIGN OVER NATIONS, Chapter S 46 - 47
a. CONDEMNING THEIR GODS
TEXT: Isaiah 46:1-13
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Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and
upon the cattle: the things that ye...
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They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his
place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one
shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of...
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THE CONTRAST BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND THE DEITIES OF BABYLON
1, 2. The idols of Babylon will be borne away by the conquerors
amongst the spoil, the gods being powerless to save their images. I.
Bel] the c...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 46
THE END FOR BABYLON’S GODS
V1 The chief gods of Babylon were called Bel...
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יִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּ עַל ־כָּתֵ֨ף
יִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּ וְ יַנִּיחֻ֤הוּ
תַחְתָּיו֙ וְ יַֽעֲמֹ֔ד מִ מְּקֹומֹ֖ו
לֹ֣א יָמִ֑ישׁ אַף
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Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1
CHAPTER IX
FOUR POINTS OF A TRUE RELIGION
Isaiah 43:1 - Isaiah 48:1
WE have now surveyed the governing truths of Isaiah 40:1; Isaia
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GOD'S SALVATION SHALL NOT TARRY
Isaiah 46:1-13
Here is a startling contrast! Babylon is broken up. An invading army
of stern monotheists have slain the idolatrous priests at their altars
and are eng...
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This chapter and the next contain the prophecy of the fall of Babylon.
This one describes the failure of the gods. It opens with a graphic
picture of the idols being hurried away for safety, carried o...
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Amidst all the folly of idolatry, there is one feature, in which the
worshippers become a reproach to us: I mean, in that they spared no
expense in their religious rites. This scripture saith they lav...
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7._They shall carry them on the shoulder. _The picture is still more
heightened by the description contained in this verse; for, since the
idols have no feeling of any kind, they who fly to them to as...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 46, 47, AND 48.
In Chapter s 46, 47, the application is made to Babylon and to her
idols, but still as pleading for Israel as beloved of God; for
governmental...
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THEY BEAR HIM UPON THE SHOULDER, THEY CARRY HIM,.... That is, the
idol; men carry him upon their shoulders in procession, and expose him
to the view and veneration of the people, just as the host is c...
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They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his
place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, [one]
shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out o...
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Isa. 46:1-7. Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, were first carried by
men on their shoulders, verse 7, and then afterwards when Babylon was
destroyed they were carried by the beasts. When the Medes an...
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_To whom will you liken me_, &c. If you be tempted at any time to
exchange me for an idol, do me and yourselves the right seriously to
consider, whether you can find another god, who will be more able...
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THE FALL OF BABYLON'S IDOLS...
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5-13 Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them,
is exposed. How does the profuseness of idolaters shame the
niggardliness of many who call themselves God's servants, but are for...
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THEY CARRY HIM; either,
1. In pomp upon solemn occasions; or,
2. From that place where he is made, unto that place where they intend
to set him up, as it is expressed in the following words. SHALL H...
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Isaiah 46:7 bear H5375 (H8799) shoulder H3802 carry H5445 (H8799)
place H3240 (H8686) stands H5975 (H8799) place H4725 move H4185
(H8686) cries H6817 (H8799) answer H6030 (H8799) save H3467 (H8686)
tr...
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WHILE THE GODS OF THE NATIONS HAVE TO BE BORNE BY MAN AND BEAST,
YAHWEH HIMSELF IN CONTRAST BEARS HIS PEOPLE (ISAIAH 46:3).
Isaiah 46:3
“Listen to me, O house of Jacob,
And all the remnant of the h...
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CONTENTS: Israel exhorted to remember the power of God and
powerlessness of idols.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: False gods will certainly fail the worshippers when they
have most need of them. It is...
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Isaiah 46:1. _Bel_ or Baal. See on Numbers 32:38. It is understood
that the name is derived from Belus; the history is involved in
obscurity. The priests every night prepared him a voluptuous supper,...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 46:1 The Lord will humiliate the idols of
human self-worship and will demonstrate that he is the one true God.
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GOD INCOMPARABLE
Isaiah 46:5. _To whom then will ye liken Me? &c._
I. THE DOCTRINE TAUGHT BY THE PROPHET. Evidently that God is
incomparable. He is so—
1. _In the splendour of His perfections_. He...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 46:1, ISAIAH 46:2
THE FALL OF THE GODS OF BABYLON. Among the direct consequences of the
victories of Cyrus will be the downfall, in a certain sense, of the
Babylonian idolatry. The...
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Isaiah chapter 46. Now in Isaiah 46:1-13 we get a short contrast
between God, the true and the living eternal God that created the
heavens and the earth, and the false gods that these people were
wors...
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1 Kings 18:26; 1 Kings 18:40; 1 Samuel 5:3; Daniel 3:1; Isaiah 37:38;
Isaiah 45:20; Jeremiah 10:5; Jeremiah 2:28; Jonah 1:14; Jonah 1:5;...
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Remove — He can stir neither hand nor foot to help his people....